The ideal daughter-in-law of ‘Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi’, mangalsutra sparkling with spunky born-again traditionalism, is now India’s not-so-ideal HRD minister. From soap-opera star to feisty BJP spokesperson, from the youngest member of the Union Cabinet to recent avatar as Christmas-stealing Grinch, Smriti Irani attracts fierce criticism uniting Modi loyalists and baiters. Columnists pour scorn on her for not being “educated” enough, her I-too-have-a-degreefrom-Yale statement became Twitter gold, her visits to palmists make headline news, her meddling ways with IITs elicit gloating I-told-you-sos from her increasing tribe of haters.
That she was once a beauty pageant swimsuit babe adds an exciting edge to the bitch-fest. Attractive, successful woman with opinions? Pre pare for a public stoning. If such a woman Read More
